Today, I'm thankful that sometimes when you receive crap but return kindness, you receive even more kindness in return. I got a random snarky email from an older man who was attempting to buy prints from my photography website but was having technology issues (and patience issues), so I needed to breathe and try to respond as graciously as possible to try to help him as best as I could through the cyberwebs. Breathe, send out love. I think I was just polite, but he emailed back soon after and apologized profusely for his impatience and frustration with technology and for taking it out on me. He could have slunk away into the depths of the impersonal cyberworld, but he chose to reach out again and ask for forgiveness. That response was overwhelmingly nice, and I'm thankful we both could show each other grace through that process.
Many times the world does not work like this, but in what may feel like all-encompassing darkness, may you be the little light. Or a big light! Whatever you choose. You could have the gift of radiating positivity and love wherever you go, or your light may be more subtle, but whatever you are, you are valued. We're all just doing the best we can.
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